Football: AL Brown at North Meck

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Kannapolis Brown (2-2) at North Mecklenburg (1-3). Last meeting: Kannapolis Brown won 40-16 last year. Players to watch: Brown – RB Sandon McCoy, RB Jayln Cagle, WR Casey Walker; North Meck – QB Nolan Beasley, WR Ledante Daniels, RB Corey Patton. THE SKINNY: This is the MECKA 4A conference opener for both teams. North Meck has a one-point loss and a seven-point loss, so their record is a bit deceiving. Last week, Beasley passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns. Daniels caught eight passes for 199 yards and two scores.